Support Dan's desire to Full Recovery from Guillain Barre

Hi, I’m Dan Hegerich, 6x cancer survivor turned heroic health teacher, coach, and speaker. For the past number of years, I’ve dedicated myself to spreading vital messages of health, healing, love and light. Giving of myself, I have been honored to help others regain their health.

On Monday August 26, 2024 I was feeling great.

The next morning, Tuesday August 27, 2024, I woke up with 70% loss of leg strength. I squatted down to clean something up and I literally fell over.

Wow! How life can be turned upside down and inside out overnight.

As the days progressed, my legs became so weak that I found myself crawling up and down stairs - unable to walk. Numbness and tingling became very pronounced in lower extremities and began to present in my fingers, hands and wrists. My arms felt so heavy. My legs felt like they were on Novocain or just totally asleep. It began affecting my ability to swallow.

I was scared.

By Sunday September 1st I was unable to walk without a walker and preferred a wheelchair. With the help of my loving girlfriend Lily Rose, I made it to the hospital where I was admitted into the emergency room and received an MRI on my spine. The ER doctors were suggesting immediate spinal surgery with the initial findings on the MRI.

However, since I was not in any pain, I opted to pause, center myself, and obtain a second opinion.

On Friday September 6th my brother Greg graciously accompanied me to the emergency room at Brigham and Women’s Hospital to have a second surgical opinion, only to find out that I would be admitted to Oncology because of my history of Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma.

After a full 12-13 hour day in the ER, I was finally admitted to a room in the Oncology ward where the doctors were doing their best to find an answer.

First, the Surgical Team reviewed the MRI extensively. Then, the Radiology Team reviewed the MRI for cancer. Both teams felt the results were inconclusive, so they decided to do a spinal tap and numerous blood tests in hopes of ruling out a relapse of cancer in my spine.

Gheesh!

Finally, the neurology team - a total of three doctors - were consulted in order to obtain a solid objective diagnosis.

By Sunday September 8th, I was grateful that:

● the surgical team ruled out surgery

● the oncology team ruled out cancer with high fives!

● the neurology doctor came to the diagnosis of Guillain Barre Syndrome and put me on two days of an IV treatment with immunoglobulin therapy and provided me with a very confident prognosis of a full recovery in 3-12 months.

My conversation with the neurology doctor had a significant shift in my psychology from being in survival mode to again feeling confident in my ability to heal myself. I was discharged on Tuesday feeling incrementally stronger.

Today as I write this it’s September 16th and I can ambulate without a walker.

Of course, the promise of a full recovery is a light at the end of the tunnel at God's speed, but this journey will undoubtedly require time, money, and personal energy. I am blessed with time, and know from my lived experience that I am not just a survivor but a healer and a thriver. I have my heart set on full recovery.

Today I am humbly asking my community and all those touched by my story to consider making a financial donation to support:

1. Living expenses due to loss of ability to work

2. Unforeseen medical costs not covered by insurance

3. Holistic care in cranial sacral therapy, myofascial release massage and spinal decompression.

If you know me you’ve heard me say, “Health is the Foundation to Life and Love is the Purpose for Living.” I feel so blessed with all the outpouring of love and support and another chance at life. I am so grateful for your financial support.

Live with Power and Love with Grace,

Dan…

About Guillain Barre Syndrome

This very rare autoimmune modulated illness that attacks the peripheral nervous system and the autonomic nervous system, potentially severely paralyzing the entire body of a person.

People diagnosed with this syndrome usually have:

● a genetic predisposition

● known exposure to an environmental trigger

● observably compromised gut health.

The other group of people who express this syndrome are people - like myself - with a history or cancer treatment.